T. Alexander Aleinikoff

Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff (born 1952) is a law professor and former dean at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He served, from 2010 to 2015, as the Deputy High Commissioner in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland. He is currently Visiting Professor of Law and Huo Global Policy Initiative Research Fellow, Columbia Global Policy Initiative.[1]

Background

Aleinikoff attended White Plains Senior High School (Class of 1970) later moving on to receive a bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Swarthmore College in 1974. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1977. While at Yale, Aleinikoff was editor of the Yale Law Journal. He served as a law clerk to Judge Edward Weinfeld of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and from 1981 to 1987 was on the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School.[2][3]

Aleinikoff joined the law faculty of Georgetown University Law Center in 1997.[4] From 2003 to 2004, Aleinikoff was associate dean of the Law Center and was named dean of the Law Center and executive vice president of Georgetown University in 2004.[5]

Aleinikoff specializes in immigration policy and has written a number of books on the topic. He has been a senior associate at the Migration Policy Institute, executive associate commissioner of programs, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) at the U.S. Department of Justice[6] (it is now part of the Department of Homeland Security), and general counsel of the INS. Aleinikoff was co-chair of the Immigration Policy Review Team for the Presidential transition of Barack Obama.[4][7]

On December 2, 2009, Aleinikoff notified students and faculty of his intention to accept appointment as Deputy High Commissioner of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). António Guterres of Portugal said, "Mr. Aleinikoff brings a rich combination of skills and experience that will serve refugees and UNHCR extremely well."[4] Mr. Aleinikoff expressed his gratitude for the appointment, saying, "I am honored to be joining UNHCR, an organization I have admired for many years. I look forward to contributing to UNHCR's work on behalf of more than 34 million refugees, internally displaced and other persons of concern around the world."[4]

As executive associate commissioner at the INS, Aleinikoff oversaw program development from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, as general counsel for the INS from 1994 to 1995, he participated in major decisions that included reform of the US asylum process.

Selected books

Selected journal articles

References

  1. ↑ http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/T.%20Alexander_Aleinikoff
  2. ↑ Faculty biography Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 13, 2011
  3. ↑ Faculty biography University of Michigan Law School. Retrieved January 14, 2011
  4. 1 2 3 4 "T. Alexander Aleinikoff appointed Deputy High Commissioner" UNHCR press release (December 2, 2009) Retrieved January 14, 2011
  5. ↑ "Dean Aleinikoff Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees" Georgetown Law (December 2, 2009) Retrieved January 14, 2011
  6. ↑ Alexander Aleinikoff staff biography Carnegie Endowment. Retrieved January 14, 2011
  7. ↑ "T. Alexander Aleinikoff '74 Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees" Swarthmore News (December 4, 2009) Retrieved January 14, 2011
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